Patient information leaflets
Our patient information leaflets provide guidance and advice to patients, carers and visitors on a number of services that we deliver.
Each leaflet is reviewed every three years so that readers have up to date information.
Please choose the specialty from the left hand menu to access our patient information leaflets.
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| Title | Status | Format | Description | Size | Download |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1004 Managing the side effects of Radiotherapy to the Head and Neck | Current | This leaflet is for patients manging the side effects of radiotherapy to the head and neck | 240KB | Download | |
| 1005 Radiotherapy to the Head and Neck | Current | This leaflet is for visitors to patients undergoing radiotherapy to the head and neck | 259KB | Download | |
| 1012 Radiotherapy to the Bladder | Current | This information will help the patient to understand general overview radiotherapy treatment to the bladder, the side effects and how to manage them. | 346KB | Download | |
| 1075 Advance Care Planning (ACP) information | Current | Advance care planning (ACP) involves thinking about, discussing and recording what is important to the patient and their wishes for there future care and treatment. | 244KB | Download | |
| 1093 Low Residue Diet | Current | This information is to explain a specialist diet | 365KB | Download | |
| 1145 Radical hysterectomy for cervical cancer | Current | Information for surgery for cervical cancer or cancer of the cervix | 335KB | Download | |
| 1166 Bowel preparation before abdominal surgery | Current | Bowel preparation is made up of a low residue diet 3 days before surgery and laxatives (medicines to empty your bowels) and/or antibiotics the day before surgery | 270KB | Download | |
| 1178 Radiotherapy to the Thyroid Eye Disease | Current | Information on Radiotherapy to the eye and the treatment | 223KB | Download | |
| 1245 Adult Critical Care and Emergency Support services (ACCESS).pdf | Current | Patient information leaflet regarding access to adult care and emergency support services | 220KB | Download | |
| 1254 Mile End Hospital Persistent Pain Service | Current | Patient information leaflet regarding persistent pain and their services | 460KB | Download | |
| 1293 A Patient Guide to Leaving Hospital - Royal London Hospital | Current | Information for a patient attending the Royal London Hospital | 349KB | Download | |
| 1316 Know your way around Newham University Hospital | Current | Information regarding Newham Hospital | 349KB | Download | |
| 1328 How to collect a urine sample | Current | Information on taking a clean catch mid-stream urine is important in investigating urinary tract infection. | 544KB | Download | |
| 1329 How to collect a faeces (Poo) sample | Current | Information on taking a faeces sample is important in investigating a rage of conditions, including bacterial gastroenteritis. | 488KB | Download | |
| 1340 Virtual Frailty Ward | Current | To give patients booked into the virtual frailty ward information about what the service does and how they can seek help if they have concerns / problems | 963KB | Download | |
| 1345 Child Protection Medical Examinations | Current | Age-appropriate information for children and young people having Child Protection Medical Examinations | 483KB | Download | |
| 1346 Heparin-induced Thrombocytopenia (HIT) | Current | Patient information leaflet for people who have been diagnosed with heparin-induced thrombocytopenia (HIT) | 279KB | Download | |
| 1347 Roadmap to your Breast Surgery | Current | Patient information for breast surgery to help patients with everything they need to do and expect before and after their surgery. | 293KB | Download | |
| 1350 Patient guide how to self-administer a vitamin B12 injection | Current | This guide is for patients undergoing treatment for low vitamin B12 related to nitrous oxide use | 435KB | Download | |
| 1351 Welcome to Remote Monitoring Ocular Melanoma | Current | This leaflet explains remote monitoring. It’s a new way for Barts Health to check on patients who need regular follow-up after treatment for eye cancer (ocular melanoma). | 202KB | Download | |
| 1352 Use of handheld fans managing breathlessness | Current | This leaflet provides guidance to help patients manage long-term breathlessness | 183KB | Download | |
| 1354 Exercise Class Champions | Current | To recruit patient exercise champions (volunteer role) | 202KB | Download | |
| 1355 Treatment using a loop diathermy | Current | To inform patients about information related to their procedure and care afterwards | 139KB | Download | |
| 1357 Welcome to Your Newham Respiratory Virtual Ward | Current | To give the new patients insight into the service and contact details of team. | 294KB | Download | |
| 1358 Treatment using a cone biopsy | Current | This information is to inform patients about their procedure and care afterwards | 177KB | Download |